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t CLEARWATER GROUP, INC. Groundwater Monitoring and Sampling Field Procedures Prior to beginning, a decontamination area is established Decontamination procedures consist of scrubbing downhole equipment in an AleonoxoD solution wash (wash solution is pumped through any purging pumps used), and nnsing in a first rinse of potable water and a second rinse of potable water of deionized water if the latter is required Any non-dedicated down hole equipment is decontaminated prior to use When using a peristaltic pump, new or dedicated silicon head tube and Polyethylene tubing is used Prior to purging and sampling a well, the static water level is measured to the nearest 0 01 feet with an electronic water sounder Depth to bottom is typically measured once per year,at the request of the project manager,and during Clearwater's first visit to a site If historical analytical data are not available, with which to establish a reliable order of increasing well contamination, the water sounder and tape will be decontaminated between each well If floating separate-phase hydrocarbons(SPH)are suspected or observed,SAH is collected using a clear, open-ended product bailer, and the thickness is measured to the nearest 0 OI feet in the bailer SPH may alternatively be measured with an electronic interface probe Any monitoring well containing a measurable thickness of SPH before or during purging is not additionally purged and no sample is collected from that well Wells containing a hydrocarbon sheen are sampled unless otherwise specified by the project manager Field observations such as well integrity as well as water level measurements and floating product thicknesses are noted on the Gauging Data/Purge Calculations form W in Each monitoring well to be sampled is purged using either a PVC bailer, submersible pump or a peristaltic pump Physical parameters (pH, temperature and conductivity) of the purge water are monitored during purging activities to assess if the water sample collected is representative of the aquifer If required,parameters such as dissolved etc are also measured Samples are considered representative if parameter stability is achieved oxygen,abet tYturbidity, saldefined ainit change of less than 0 25 pH units, Iess than 10% change in conductivity in micro mhos, and Less than l il degree centigrade (1 8 degrees Fahrenheit) change in temperature Parameters are measured in a discreet sample decanted from the bailer �> separately from the rest of the purge water or in a in-line flowthrough cell parameters are measured at least four times during purging, initially, and at volume intervals of one vi ell volume Purging continues until three well casing volumes have been removed or until the well completely dewaters Wells which dewater or demonstrate a slow recharge, may be sampled after fewer than three well volumes have been removed Well purging information is recorded on the Purge Data sheet All meters used to measure parameters are calibrated daily Purge water is sealed, labeled, and stored on site in D O T-approved 55-gallon drums After being chemically profiled, the water is removed to an appropnate disposal facility by a licensed waste hauler QCQU Groundwater samples are collected immediately after purging or, if purging rate exceeds well recharge rate, when the well has recharged to at least 80% of its static water level If recharge is extremely slow, the well is allowed to recharge for at least two hours, of practicable, or until sufficient volume has accumulated for sampling The well is sampled within 24 hours of purging or repurged Samples are collected using polyethylene bailers, either disposable or dedicated to the well Samples may also be collected first collected from the peristaltic pump tubing volatilization are cSamples being analyzed for compounds most sensitive to Water samples are placed in appropriate laboratory-supplies! containers, labeled, documented on a chain of custody form and placed on ice in a cooler for transport to a state-certified analytical laboratory Analytical detection limits match or surpass standards required by relevant local or regional guidelines uaht Ccl�rar�� prnrpri�trac ` To prevent contamination of the samples, CGI personnel adhere to the following procedures in the field I • A new, clean pair of latex gloves are put on prior to sampling each well • Wells are gauged, purged and 'groundwater samples are collected contamination based on historical analytical results in the expected'order of increasing degree of All purging equipment will be thoroughly decontaminated between each well using the described at the beginning of this section g procedures previously r During sample collection for volatile organic analysis, the amount of air passing through the sample is minimized This helps prevent the air From stripping the volatiles from the water Sample bottles are filled by slowly running the ` sample dawn the side of the bottle anal there is a convex`meniscus over the mouth of thebattle screwed onto the bottle Stich that no air bubbles are present within the bottle If a bubble iipresent,the cap`'Me lid tis removed I p CLEARWATER GROUP,INC (GWS) revised February 26,2001 , f f